{"id":2379,"date":"2013-12-02T14:08:28","date_gmt":"2013-12-02T19:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=2379"},"modified":"2013-12-02T14:10:38","modified_gmt":"2013-12-02T19:10:38","slug":"lego-advent-calendar-day-2-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=2379","title":{"rendered":"Lego Advent Calendar: Day 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0857.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0857-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_0857\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0857-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0857-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI love Christmas music, but I hate when an artist takes a slow Christmas song and tries to make it sound even sadder and more dramatic by decreasing the already melancholy tempo. I\u2019m surprised there isn\u2019t a 20-minute version of \u201cHave Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.\u201d I would link to an example, but I\u2019m too happy to hunt down sad Christmas cover songs. When you hear one on the radio, you can stop and say, \u201cAh! That\u2019s what Dan meant! I shall tell him immediately!\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s Lego item is pretty great. It\u2019s something we\u2019ve seen before, but it\u2019s a necessary part of the Santa Mythos. As such, I welcome it with open arms! <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0875.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0875-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_0875\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0875-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0875-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>It\u2019s a fireplace!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t my first Lego Advent fireplace, nor is it the best, but it\u2019s a damn good one. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0876.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0876-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_0876\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0876-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0876-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It comes with extra fire. If any Lego item pops out of the calendar with extra fire, it automatically gets placed on the \u201cGood\u201d list. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0877.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0877-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_0877\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0877-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0877-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mickey Duck (a.k.a. Two Mugs Mickey) used the fireplace to heat up his Holiday Elixir. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0879.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0879-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_0879\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0879-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0879-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I told Officer Mickey how Santa comes down the chimney to give children presents. But Mickey had a bit too much to drink, and didn\u2019t quite understand what I was saying. As an officer of the law, he\u2019s against all manner of home invasion. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0884.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0884-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_0884\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0884-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0884-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He tried to find Santa. <\/p>\n<p>And he wouldn\u2019t stop until he found him. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0883.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0883-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_0883\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0883-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0883-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 2 Rating:<\/strong> 3.5 out of 5 (Points deducted because it&#8217;s not Mrs. Claus. Points added because of fire.) <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0886.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0886-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_0886\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0886-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0886-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.laserfarm.com%2F%3Fp%3D2379&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love Christmas music, but I hate when an artist takes a slow Christmas song and tries to make it sound even sadder and more dramatic by decreasing the already melancholy tempo. 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